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There are a total of 23 episodes left to make, suggesting that season two could comprise of 11 or 12 instalments in total.

Details for the first two episodes of The Grand Tour season two have been revealed ahead of the premiere.

Episode one is called Past, Present or Future and will see the former Top Gear trio getting up to more antics involving all manner of motors.

A summary for Past, Present or Future reads: “In the return of the world’s greatest car show Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May compare a V12-powered Lamborghini Aventador S, a hybrid Honda NSX and an all-electric Croatian supercar called the Rimac Concept One in a battle of past, present and future, set against the dramatic and car-unfriendly backdrop of Switzerland.

“Along the way, the boys test manoeuvrability and straightline speed before taking part in a hillclimb event with an unexpectedly dramatic ending.

“Also in this show, two stars battle to be crowned the world’s fastest former talent show judge as Ricky Wilson of The Voice UK goes up against David Hasselhoff from America’s Got Talent in the all-new Celebrity Face Off.”

Meanwhile, episode two is called The Fall Guys and the synopsis says: “In this show Jeremy Clarkson drives the all-new, 647 horsepower Ford GT from New York city to Niagara Falls, a trip that is made more challenging by the car’s uncompromising, racing-car-for-the-road design and by James May who, using only public transportation, is trying to beat Jeremy to the finish line.

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Jeremy Clarkson in The Grand Tour season 2

“May’s trip is also more complicated than necessary because he is accompanied by Richard Hammond and the leg he broke in a previous show.

“Can a carbon fibre bodied, twin turbo missile make it to the Falls before a disgruntled man forced to drag a moaning, wounded colleague onto buses, trains and planes?

“Also in this show, Jeremy takes to the Eboladrome track in the Mercedes-AMG GT R and another burning question is answered by Celebrity Face Off as cricketer Kevin Pietersen and baseball’s Brian Wilson go head-to-head to find the world’s fastest who makes a living from hitting and throwing and catching small balls.”